Is workshop.insane.software safe?
https://workshop.insane.software/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 6 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (57 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Unofficial Steam Workshop downloader on a long-established games domain, with no malware detections but no disclosed operator
workshop.insane.software is a small tool page labelled "Workshop Downloader unofficial" that queues Steam Workshop items after a visitor supplies a password and a workshop link. The parent domain insane.software is over nine years old and hosts browser games and tools, and the saved checks found no malicious detections and a valid encrypted connection. Nothing in the reviewed evidence shows payment collection, credential theft or a deceptive download, but the page names no operator or contact address, and the password gate is unexplained, so the site sits in the low-risk band rather than the safe one.
Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 72/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- MinorNo direct contact email was found on the captured page, and no operator is named.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsZero malicious or suspicious detections across 93 engines and no Safe Browsing warning.
- SupportsThe parent domain insane.software has been registered for 3441 days.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
workshop.insane.software is a small tool page labelled "Workshop Downloader unofficial" that queues Steam Workshop items after a visitor supplies a password and a workshop link. The parent domain insane.software is over nine years old and hosts browser games and tools, and the saved checks found no malicious detections and a valid encrypted connection. Nothing in the reviewed evidence shows payment collection, credential theft or a deceptive download, but the page names no operator or contact address, and the password gate is unexplained, so the site sits in the low-risk band rather than the safe one.
An unofficial workshop relay behind a password prompt
The page identifies itself as an unofficial Workshop Downloader. Its only visible function is a form that takes a password and a link to a Steam Workshop item, then queues that item for retrieval.
The password field is described on the page as "the well known default forum password", which suggests the tool is aimed at members of a particular community rather than the general public. The reviewed evidence does not show which forum that is, so the gate cannot be confirmed as either harmless or meaningful.
Downloading Workshop content outside Steam is a copyright grey area, but that alone is not a scam or malware finding. What matters for a visitor is whether the tool delivers what it promises and whether it asks for anything sensitive.
Clean technical checks, thin operator disclosure
The saved security checks are clean: zero malicious and zero suspicious detections across 93 engines, no browser threat feed warning, and a valid encrypted connection. These results mean no known threat was recorded at the time of the check; they do not vouch for what the tool does with a submitted link.
The parent domain insane.software has been registered for 3441 days, which is a real track record for the brand behind the subdomain, though it says nothing about how long this particular workshop page has existed.
No direct contact email was found on the captured page, and no operator entity is named. A visitor therefore has no route to the person running the tool if a request fails or something goes wrong.
What happens when you submit a workshop link
A visitor types a password and pastes a Steam Workshop link into the form, and the site queues the item for download. The reviewed evidence shows no payment step, no account creation and no request for Steam credentials.
The password is a shared community phrase rather than a personal account secret, so entering it does not expose a private login. The main exposure is simply that the file you receive comes from an unofficial relay rather than from Valve.
Why the score is 72
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
No detections across 57 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 36 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerentertainment
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
The well known default forum password
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The well known default forum password
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
Workshop Relay
- Meta description
A community Steam Workshop download queue for CS.RIN.RU users.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Workshop Relay
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 57 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Saas
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The page is labelled "Workshop Downloader unofficial" and takes a workshop link plus a password to queue items.
- 02The password field is described as "the well known default forum password", pointing to a community gate rather than a personal account.
- 03No direct contact email was found on the captured page, and no operator is named.
Web research findings
Independent findings for workshop.insane.software, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for workshop.insane.software. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too.
Infrastructure map
- Domainworkshop.insane.software
- Redirects toworkshop.insane.software
- Hosted byHetzner Online GmbH
- Referencescdn.jsdelivr.net
Domain Timeline
- Jun 5, 2017Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 7, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
workshop.insane.software has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (3 (107410).
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for workshop.insane.software.
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- jsDelivr
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No direct contact email was found on the captured page, and no operator is named.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Nov 7, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 7, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 7, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 7, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 7, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Nov 7, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 7, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 7, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 7, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 7, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is workshop.insane.software a scam or is it safe?
Is workshop.insane.software safe to use?
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Is workshop.insane.software on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Unofficial Steam Workshop downloader on a long-established games domain, with no malware detections but no disclosed operator
workshop.insane.software is a small tool page labelled "Workshop Downloader unofficial" that queues Steam Workshop items after a visitor supplies a password and a workshop link. The parent domain insane.software is over nine years old and hosts browser games and tools, and the saved checks found no malicious detections and a valid encrypted connection. Nothing in the reviewed evidence shows payment collection, credential theft or a deceptive download, but the page names no operator or contact address, and the password gate is unexplained, so the site sits in the low-risk band rather than the safe one.
09 · Community
Community
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